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Corpus Christi Ship Channel Bridge

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Harborbridge

Taken from the deck of the USS Lexington

Photo taken by Julie Cowen in February 2012

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Corpus Christi Ship Channel on US 181 in Corpus Christi
Location
Nueces County, Texas
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Slated for demolition and replacement in approximately 2021.
History
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1987
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 620.1 ft.
Total length: 5,818.2 ft. (1.1 mi.)
Deck width: 72.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.8 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+27.81222, -97.39528   (decimal degrees)
27°48'44" N, 97°23'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/658064/3077434 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Corpus Christi
Inventory numbers
TXNBI 161780010106041 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 33300 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2010)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 69.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
46,670

Categories 

Built 1959 (195)
Built during 1950s (2,403)
Doomed (816)
Have street view (10,038)
NR-eligible (3,751)
Navigable waterway (1,453)
Nueces County, Texas (7)
Open (28,458)
Over a mile long (194)
Owned by state (9,854)
Skewed (4,083)
Span length 500-1000 feet (318)
Texas (1,537)
Through truss (9,256)
Total length over 2500 feet (595)
Truss (23,618)

Update Log 

  • February 11, 2012: New photos from Julie Cowen
  • August 10, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.
  • February 26, 2011: New Street View added by Craig Philpott

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